cheek
脸颊,脸蛋,脸皮,颊
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Definitions
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- : either side of the face below the eye and above the jaw.
- : the side wall of the mouth between the upper and lower jaws.
- : something resembling the side of the human face in form or position, as either of two parts forming corresponding sides of various objects: the cheeks of a vise.
- : impudence or effrontery: He's got a lot of cheek to say that to me!
- : Slang. either of the buttocks.
- : Architecture. one side of an opening, as a reveal.either of two similar faces of a projection, as a buttress or dormer.
- : Carpentry. a piece of wood removed from the end of a timber in making a tenon.a piece of wood on either side of a mortise.
- : one side of a hammer head.
- : Horology. one of two pieces placed on both sides of the suspension spring of a pendulum to control the amplitude of oscillation or to give the arc of the pendulum a cycloidal form.
- : one of the two main vertical supports forming the frame of a hand printing press.
- : Machinery. either of the sides of a pulley or block.
- : Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a lower mast, used to support trestletrees which in turn support a top and often the heel of a topmast; one of the hounds of a lower mast.
- : Metallurgy. any part of a flask between the cope and the drag.
Phrases
- cheek by jowl
- tongue in cheek
- turn the other cheek
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Every time your significant other puts on this face balm, it will be like you’re delivering them a little kiss on the cheek.
He made what he called a “tongue-in-cheek” run for president in 1984 as a Republican, then trumpeted himself as a Democrat 14 years later in support of President Bill Clinton during his sex-tinged impeachment proceedings in Congress.
Never wrap him in her arms, lay her cheek against his head, whisper that she was there, that everything would be okay.
Next, check if the sides of the mask are bulging out from your cheeks.
Dragging the color across the lid can lead to a lot of fallout onto the cheeks, which is difficult to clean up.
“The lies of the government shocked us,” says Fatima, as the tears flow slowly from her eyes and down her cheek.
Scrutinizing the lines on your face, she strokes your cheek and asks if your boss is working you too hard.
Bakari reaches out, strokes Bundy's cheek and stares into his eyes longingly.
However, I spent enough time with him and other players to witness moments, comments and actions that were not so tongue-in-cheek.
But Tony Bennett will get a free pass on his latest release, Cheek to Cheek.
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
He has told me that their society produced on him the effect of the cool hands of saints against his cheek.
A lurid spot on each cheek showed burning red through the bronze of his skin.
A burning crimson flushed over the cheek of Wharton, as Louis uttered this ardent appeal to friendship and to Heaven.
As he stepped forward to salute her, she presented her cheek to him, and suddenly stabbed him dead at her feet.